Big Ten is blocking the Big 12's championship game effort

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The Big Ten is blocking the Big 12's championship game effort,

could spark new conference realignment

By Kevin Trahan  @k_trahan on Dec 6, 2015, 7:43p

The Big 12 has been hoping to get championship game rules deregulated, allowing it to add a championship game even with only 10 members and no divisions. However, thanks to a last-minute amendment filed by the Big Ten, the deregulation effort could fail, as commissioner Bob Bowlsby told ESPN.

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Ooooh, the gloves come off.

 

[4skers89]

Credit Delaney for coming up with a last minute plausible concern. 12 should just go ahead and add Rice and Houston and officially change the name to Texas League.

[admo]

This was kind of tricky to understand. They do want a conference championship game, but they don't want divisions (5 teams) and they don't want to add teams. Did I get that right?

 

Why not just add Rice and Texas State. I mean the conference still believes it's all about Texas and OU for the most part. That way they can add a few more teams that won't get in the way, create a division, and have at it (CCG). I think having the divisions is a must for a CCG, which they don't want to do.

 

I'm SO glad we left.

[Mavric]

They should add BYU and Houston.

 

Houston just replaces aTm in Texas but is making noise. BYU doesn't add a lot of TVs but adds another national brand.

[chamrocck]

Not a perfect fit but go to 12 teams like this (new added teams in bold) or 14 teams like this (new teams added in bold italics):

 

North:

Oklahoma

Oklahoma State

Kansas

Kansas State

Iowa State

BYU (expand to 12)

Boise State (expand to 14)

 

South:

Texas

TCU

Baylor

Texas Tech

West Virginia

Houston (expand to 12)

Memphis (expand to 14)

 

West Virginia is odd geographically, would they ever go somewhere else?

[Redux]

Houston is a logical choice but adds almost no extra regional coverage. Memphis is a hot name this year plus basketball, but lets be realistic on what the real benefits of adding them would be. Rice, Texas State, SMU, UTEP, North Texas, UTSA would all be the worst kind of filler. BYU has become an eye sore since they don't get along with anyone, but would be a good fit if the religious aspect wasn't a huge issue. Boise could be on a downslide.

 

I vote we harvest KU and OU to the Big Ten and let the Big 12 go into panic mode.

[Kiyoat Husker]

WV doesn't make much sense without some "partner teams" in the East. IMO there are more viable options in that direction anyway

[Kiyoat Husker]

UConn is desperate to rejoin P5. Should take them and another AAC BB power school

[Kiyoat Husker]

Or... tX and OU can just keep laying in the filthy bed they made.

[Kiyoat Husker]

dub

[Redux]

Yeah a partner or two for WVU would make a bit more sense since they are out on an island by themselves.

[huKSer]

This was kind of tricky to understand. They do want a conference championship game, but they don't want divisions (5 teams) and they don't want to add teams. Did I get that right?

 

Why not just add Rice and Texas State. I mean the conference still believes it's all about Texas and OU for the most part. That way they can add a few more teams that won't get in the way, create a division, and have at it (CCG). I think having the divisions is a must for a CCG, which they don't want to do.

 

I'm SO glad we left.

20% more money

 

Let's say the conference gets $120 million.

 

Ten teams = $12 million each

 

Twelve teams = $10 million each

[Omaha-Husker]

Adding another small program in TX makes absolutely zero sense for that conference. They don't gain any television sets and dilute the in state talent market even more than it already is for the traditional powers. They would be better off adding Memphis, Colorado St, BYU, Boise, Cincy or UCONN than Houston, SMU or Rice.

[Moiraine]

I don't like or care about the Big 12 but the fact that West Virginia is in the Big 12 drives me crazy for some reason. They might as well add Maine or Hawaii while they're at it.

[Redux]

They missed the boat on Louisville, Memphis is still an option though. BYU is too difficult to work with from the sound of things.